Interesting Yunnan daarb/ Dha

Nathaniel · 21st February 2009, 06:20 AM

kahnjar1,

kahnjar1, Nice Yunnan pieces. Thanks for sharing

You might be right...the person who sent me the pictures called it a Yunnan dha..so that is just what I labeled it :P

I would lean more towards Kachin versus Shan...but in Yunnan province the Kachin are called Jingpo...it's difficult to distinguish because there are several hill tribes that live on across borders and they traded with each other..

For example, I have some modern dha from the Shan state, but the blade style makes you think more Kachin...but actually the Chinese characters name a village in Yunnan....

It would be interesting to hear what others like Mark, Ian, Andrew, have to add...I'm new at this and have allot to learn.

Oh, and I wish I could give you the stats on the blade, etc, but unfortunately this one is not owned by myself or the guy who sent me the photos.

21st February 2009, 06:20 AM	#7
Nathaniel Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 865	kahnjar1, kahnjar1, Nice Yunnan pieces. Thanks for sharing You might be right...the person who sent me the pictures called it a Yunnan dha..so that is just what I labeled it :P I would lean more towards Kachin versus Shan...but in Yunnan province the Kachin are called Jingpo...it's difficult to distinguish because there are several hill tribes that live on across borders and they traded with each other.. For example, I have some modern dha from the Shan state, but the blade style makes you think more Kachin...but actually the Chinese characters name a village in Yunnan.... It would be interesting to hear what others like Mark, Ian, Andrew, have to add...I'm new at this and have allot to learn. Oh, and I wish I could give you the stats on the blade, etc, but unfortunately this one is not owned by myself or the guy who sent me the photos.